Pope Francis on Friday described the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during the First World War as “genocide,” a term that Turkey vehemently opposes. He is on a visit to Armenia and, in the capital of Yerevan, addressed the country’s President Serzh Sargsyan. The word “genocide” was added to his prepared text, according […]
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SAN DIEGO — Feivel Wolgelernter, whose father Chaim Yitzchok Wolgelernter wrote the The Unfinished Diary: A Chronicle of Tears, which detailed his experiences hiding in Dzialoszyce, Poland from the German Nazis, will speak at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 28, at Congregation Adat Yeshurun, 8625 La Jolla Scenic Drive North. Feivel’s talk will be followed by a
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & BroadcastThis article originally appeared at International Business Times. Can it happen in Texas, too? The United Kingdom’s bombshell decision to quit the European Union has emboldened a long-gestating secessionist movement in Texas, where disenchanted residents of the second-largest U.S. state have been building a coalition of voters, hoping to finally put the matter of Texas
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USAThe day after a tumultuous night, the United Kingdom woke up to a Brexit hangover. Months of fractious, even nasty, campaigning came to an end with a result that surprised even Leave voters themselves. It leaves the country and society divided, and in need of healing the deep rifts opened in the wake of the
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International, Middle EastThe European Jewish Congress (EJC) has called on European leaders to condemn Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas” speech to the European Parliament, in which he claimed that Israeli rabbis called to poison Palestinian water and that global terrorism will end if the Israel-Palestinian conflict is resolved. “It is unconscionable that a foreign leader proudly
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky BILBAO, Spain — One of Israel’s attractions is its closeness to Europe. Cyprus is 30 minutes by air, Greece less than two hours, and every other country no more than a domestic flight within the US. In recent years, we’ve chosen places that tweak our cultural and historical interests. My own views
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Travel and FoodBENNINGTON, Indiana (Cleveland Jewish News/Exclusive to JNS.org) — An 11-year-old girl, Jadyn Larky, was killed June 21 when a tree fell on her cabin in Camp Livingston, a Jewish overnight summer camp in Bennington, Ind. Her funeral was held Thursday. The tree was struck by lightning and fell at around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at the
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USAMUMBAI, India (JNS.org) — The Indian state of Maharashtra has become the second Indian state to grant official minority status to its Jewish community, which contains about 3,000 of the approximately 4,500 Jews who live in all of India. Among other new state benefits for Maharashtra’s Jews, the ruling means that those Jews will join
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International, Jewish ReligionBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Back in March, I wrote about the Israeli government agreeing to establish an egalitarian prayer space along the Kotel extension, south of Robinson’s Arch. At that time I wrote: “From now on the State of Israel recognizes three Western Wall prayer areas: Male Orthodox, Female Orthodox, and a
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has announced he will resign in the wake of the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union. Cameron, who was first elected in 2010 and retained his position with a massive victory in 2015, was a vocal campaigner for the Remain side. But in a seismic decision, the Leave side
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InternationalBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, has a consistent ally in his determination to avoid making peace with the Palestinians. The ally is Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, the chairman of the Palestinian Authority. Abbas’ antics in Brussels this week offer yet another illustration of the
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International, Middle EastIsrael’s unemployment rate hits all-time low of 4.8% (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The unemployment rates in Israel has hit an all-time low, a new report by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. The Jewish state’s unemployment rate in May was 4.8 percent, compared to the previous all-time low of 4.9 percent in
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)– American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) announces a substantial gift of approximately $400 million from the estate of Dr. Howard and Lottie Marcus of San Diego, California. Lottie Marcus died this past December at age 99, just two months short of her 100th birthday, while Howard died in 2014
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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationWhile the “leave” camp celebrates, having surprised almost everyone except itself with its historic win in the EU referendum, there is at least one possible repercussion that will be no cause for cheer, if it should come to pass: another vote for an independent Scotland. Even before all the results from the Brexit vote were
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